pastoralist
pastoralist — 名詞
- pastoralistsingular
- pastoralistsplural
1. someone whose livelihood depends on raising grazing animals — cattle, sheep, or
牧民
以遷徙放牧牲畜為生的人
someone whose livelihood depends on raising grazing animals — cattle, sheep, or goats — and who typically moves across wide areas of land to find fresh pasture and water.
Adnan has been a pastoralist in the Sahel since he was a boy, moving his herd with the rains.
Adnan 從小就在薩赫爾地區當牧民，隨著雨季遷移他的牛群。
pastoralist + in [region] — locating where someone herds
The pastoralist guided his sheep across the dry valley towards a spring he knew from childhood.
那位牧民引導羊群穿過乾涸的山谷，走向他從小就知道的一處泉水。
Pastoralists in northern Kenya often walk for days to find water for their goats and camels.
肯亞北部的牧民常常為了給山羊和駱駝找水而走上好幾天的路。
Fatima grew up in a pastoralist family that raised sheep on the high plains of Afghanistan.
Fatima 在阿富汗高原一個牧羊的牧民家庭長大。
For a pastoralist, losing half the herd to drought means losing food, income, and a way of life.
對牧民來說，失去一半的畜群意味著失去食物、收入和生活方式。
- herder
more general; does not necessarily imply a mobile lifestyle
- herdsman
similar to herder; can be stationary or mobile
- grazier
mainly Australian English; often implies a large fixed station, not seasonal movement
- drover
specifically someone who drives livestock on a long journey, not a permanent way of life
- farmer
typically implies growing crops on settled land rather than moving with animals
用法筆記
Distinguish from a farmer who keeps animals on a fixed plot of land: a pastoralist moves with the herd across open rangeland, often following seasonal patterns.
常見錯誤
pastoralist — 形容詞
- pastoralistpositive
- more pastoralistcomparative
- most pastoralistsuperlative
1. describing a way of life, community, or economy built on raising livestock on op
畜牧的
與放牧生活或畜牧經濟相關的
describing a way of life, community, or economy built on raising livestock on open rangeland, where people follow their herds to new grazing areas.
The Maasai are one of East Africa's best-known pastoralist communities, herding cattle across the savannah.
馬賽人是東非最著名的畜牧社群之一，在草原上放牧牛群。
pastoralist communities — attributive adjective + noun
Droughts hit pastoralist families hardest because they depend entirely on the health of their animals.
乾旱對畜牧家庭的打擊最嚴重，因為他們完全依賴牲畜的健康。
Kwame studied the pastoralist traditions of the Fulani people for his university thesis.
Kwame 為了他的大學論文研究了富拉尼人的畜牧傳統。
The government built a new water point to support pastoralist livelihoods in the dry northern region.
政府在乾旱的北部地區建造了一個新的供水點，以支持畜牧生計。
Ingrid spent two years living with a pastoralist group in Mongolia, learning how they manage their horses.
Ingrid 花了兩年時間與蒙古的一個畜牧群體一起生活，學習他們如何管理馬匹。
- agricultural
relating to crop farming on settled land, the opposite of a livestock-moving lifestyle
- sedentary
describes communities that stay in one place rather than moving with herds
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (attributive position). Common noun partners include community, society, tradition, family, livelihood, and group.